CAYMAN ISLANDS

REQUIREMENTS FOR PETS TO THE GRAND CAYMAN & CAYMAN ISLANDS

1) EXPORT PERMIT FROM DEFRA WHICH WILL BE SENT TO YOUR VET

10 DAYS PRIOR TO EXPORT. YOU WILL NEED TO USE AN LVI VET (LOCAL VETERINARY INSPECTOR) MOST VET PRACTICES HAVE ATLEAST ONE)

2) IMPORT PERMIT MUST BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF

AGRICULTURE, PO BOX 459, GRAND CAYMAN, BRITISH WEST INDIES

(TEL: 001 8099494932/2222 OR FAX: 001 809945 1476).

3) YOUR PET(S) WILL NEED TO BE EXAMINED BY YOUR VET NO MORE

THAN 14 DAYS PRIOR TO EXPORT WHEN THE VET WILL FILL IN THE

EXPORT CERTIFICATE. THE COMPLETED FORM WILL NEED TO BE

SENT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN GRAND CAYMAN

IN ORDER TO OBTAIN THE IMPORT PERMIT. AT THIS TIME THE

PET(S) MUST ALSO BE TREATED FOR TICKS.

4) MICROCHIPPING IS NOT ESENTIAL BUT WE DO RECOMMEND IT

5) ALL PETS MUST BY VACCINATED FOR RABIES NO LESS THAN 30

DAYS BUT NO MORE THAN 12 MONTHS PRIOR TO EXPORT

6) THE FINAL VETERINARY EXAMINATION WILL NEED TO BE

COMPLETED NO MORE THAN 48 HOURS PRIOR TO EXPORT.

7) OWNERS WRITTEN DECLARATION THAT THE PET(S) HAS BEEN

RESIDENT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM FOR AT LEAST THE LAST 6

MONTHS OR SINCE BIRTH. IF THE PET HAS BEEN IMPORTED FROM

ANOTHER COUNTRY, EVIDENCE OF ENTERING THE UK UNDER THE

PET TRAVEL SCHEME WILL NEED TO BE PROVIDED.